Ive had this posted on a datsun only forum but i figured a few members from here would like to see it too.

After spending about 3 months searching craigslist, the realm, 510 quaterly and this site we finally found one. We picked it up off 510 realm for 2800 running and driving with little to no rust. We bought the car sight unseen but the seller dave was an awesome guy. We put a lot of trust into him and he sent us every picture we could ask for. So after about 2 weeks the car was loaded onto a transport and is headed our way.

I will update this thread as much as possible and document everything. We are fully aware that this will be a 20k car or more as well as looking at close to 12 months or possibly longer to complete depending on motor set/paint and body shop time. We are more concerned about donig it right than getting it done in a certain timeframe.

So here is the future build:

f20c swap from hmotors online
install done by a local race fab shob, full custom fab'd front crossmember and tranny crossmember as well as tunnel

full suspension from ermish racing. i have spent about an hour on the phone with troy planning stuff out, notched crossmember rear coils front coils willwood brake setup t/c arms. everything taken off and upgraded to poly or troys setup

haven't decided on pillowball upper mounts yet, dont really want to cut into the upper strut mounts for ermish but we will see

def going to be tucking tire on a set of 16's, hopefully ccw but we will see what we end up with

full respray in and out, bay tuck/mild shave/rewire

interior panels recovered/possible 4 pt

bride/recaro seats haven't really decided

prob start with a r160 rear end and rock it until it fails lol. hoping for either the 4.11 or 4.44 but def lsd (stock s2000 runs 4.10s)


May 6, 2010

here is a shot today of the car being loaded up




May 11, 2010

Car is supposed to be delivered today. KS has has a bunch of very heavy rain/storms so the truck might have been delayed. If not we are probably looking at it being dropped off tomorrow.


We bought a rear dif for the car. it was posted on the realm. Its a 4.44 subie r160 with an LSD installed. it was just rebuilt with paperwork. The stock s2000 runs 4.10's but this should give it a llittle bit more low end on the streets and still be able to cruise at a reasonable rpm on the highway.










JULY 3, 2010


Well its been a while since i have updated but the car is doing well. Over the last 2 months we have been shopping for body shops and getting estimates, from what most have said its going to be a full media blast and repaint, there are a few questionable things and we are going to opt to start from square one rather than paint over and hope for the best.

THE BIG NEWS

we bought our motor. thanks to steve at hmotorsonline.com we have a 00 JDM honda f20c swap coming, hopefully within the next 10 days or so. I have been calling every 2 weeks for the past 2 months checking to see if they have gotten one in and finally they do. We will be pulling the old swap and trailering the car up to a local race fab shop probably around the first of next month. Things are finally starting to get underway.

Note: (photo shown is not actual motor, i just pulled one off google to have a pic for the update)





July 14, 2010

We pullled the old motor and trans out of the car. Ended up taking just over 3 hrs. Noticed a large oil leak coming from the trans cooler lines and also and oil leak coming from the plug and oil pan gasket. Not that it mattered much because we had no intentions of keeping the motor/trans.



August 9, 2010

Car will be going to Larsen Race Car fab today to have the s2000 transplant completed. They will be fabbing the front cross member, trans tunnel and tranny mounting bracket. They will also be notching the front suspension for more adjustability once the new suspension is installed and aligned. We put the car on the car hauler saturday and strapped it down, we will be swinging by my uncles business to pick up the s2000 motor and will be on our way. I'll post pics of the motor and the car loaded up as soon as we get back and some shots of it coming off the trailer. Hopefully turn around will be quick.













August 12, 2010


We ordered our PLM header a few days ago and it arrived today. calling Ermish on monday to finalize and order the suspension



September 16, 2010

Wow didn't realize that it had been nearly a month since i had done an update. Ok, the header came in and went to the shop, header looks awesome but it doesn't fit with the steering so its needs to be modded. The wilwoods came in from troy @ermish and they look sick. Didnt realize how nice the calipers were till i had them in my hands.

BIG NEWs!! Motor is sitting in the car, unfortunately my uncle and I had so much to talk to the fab shop about (seats, radiator, exhaust) I didn't have time to snap any pics. They modded the crossmember, boxed it and added a tubed support member to clear the engine, and same with trans. The also modded the steering a little. It looks great and fits really well....well to be honest its a little tight. i'll have pics of everything up next weekend when we go to pick the car up, but thats really all i have up to this point.

Wiring...We shipped the wiring off to chase at chasebays so he could build a custom tuck harness, chassis harness and guage cluster harness and help me tie it all together, should be done in the next 3 to 4 weeks.

once again sorry for no pics, ive just been super busy but the project is coming along nicely

ALMOST FORGOT. we ordered a set of Recaro SE seats for it yesterday, so hopefully those will be in sometime next week as well.

October 7, 2010


So the datsun is getting near completion at the fab shop. The motor is in, sitting on mounts, the after market header we bought was modified to clear the steering, the steering was reshaped and everything is getting close. We also dropped off the recaros to have the sliders fabbed up and installed. And this time i have the pictures that everyone has been waiting for.

I should have more updates in another week or two after we get more parts in. sorry i took so long for updates but these are the pics i think you guys have been waiting for. feel free to leave comments










Update October 10, 2011

The car should be going to the body shop this week to get torn down and ready for paint. Its going to be fully stripped, media blasted. The bottom will be por 15'd and the inside/outside will be painted BMW alpine white. This week i also got some more parts on order. Ordered some parts for the fuel setup and found an uncut s2k dash harness to use for the cluster/radio factory plugs. Also added some more pics of the radiator in the car and the fuel tank.





Willwood BBK for front and rear


Wiring that came back from chasebays...I still have a lot of work left to do for the chassis harness



Bay Pic after fabrication



Radiator is in


...It was a tight fit

 

Sweet build. Definitely going to keep an eye on this thread. Hope you make some progress soon!

 

Car just went to the fab shop so we will be waiting about 3 weeks to get it back. Ordering some parts in the meantime.

just ordered a PLM header today and finalized the suspension. should be ordering the whole suspension/steering setup this week.

stay tuned.....

 

Sickk!! I love 510's.

 

Love it. I want to build a 4dr 510.

 

Saucy! Buddy of mine has a old BMW 2000 with a s2000 swap. it's gnarly. he works at R-rev motorsports in Portland, Oregon.

 

Like where this is going, keep the updates going. Always loved the 510 chassis.

 

this is gonna be good!

 

Thanks for all the positive feedback. I will update this thread anytime we have new parts come in. It will prob be another 10 days for the car to get out of the shop but expect some pictures with the f20 as soon as it comes home

 

Wilwood brake setup is on order. I needed the MC to fab the brake lines so we just ordered the whole kit. Talked with chase from chasebays about wiring got everything straightened out and as soon as i get a call back i'll be placing an order for the chassis/engine harness. Going with an ARC wiring harness for the chassis and a CM1 tuck harness for the motor. really looking forward to getting the wiring out of the way

 

Steve at Hmotors is good people. Looks like a fun build, I will be starting an s2k te51 sport coupe corolla build here shortly

 

New updates posted from today...sorry no pics

 

Man, I've always wanted a 510.

 

<3 510's. good luck with the build!!!

 

Pics of the progress?

 

i'm not hating at all, i'm simply just curious as to why a 510?

 

updates?

 

Goodbye wiring.

 

Bad *** !

 

i love these

 

I'm doing some research for a friend that wants to drop a 2JZ in his S2000 along with an 03' Cobra rear diff. I would like to see him strengthen the factory motor/trans/rear diff. but he's dead set on doing the swap though. 'm definately sending him this link. Maybe a couple cool builds will convince him that he does'nt need a 2JZ motor and a Cobra rear to make it go fast.
If it was mine I'd get a PPG gearset,a good twin disc clutch, and turbocharge the S2K motor. Hopefully I can get him thinking along the same line.

 

just posted the money shots from yesterday. be sure to check them out

 

 

thats hella sick bro
im doing the same thing as we speak.
mind if i pm you with a couple of questions?

 

sick